Tabeer ka aizaaz huwa hai ussay hasil
Jis ne mere khwaboon mein shirakat bhi nahee ki
Ulfat tu bari baat hai hum se tu saray shehar
Logoon ne kabhi dhang se nafrat se bhi nahee ki
Adabay-e-Safar ab woh sikhaatay hain jinhoon ne
Do chaar qadam tu yeh musafat bhi nahee ki
Kya apni safae mein beyaan detay ke hum ne
Na kardah gunahi ki wazahat bhi nahee ki
Khamosh tamashaee ki manand sar-e-bazm
Sau zakhm sahay dil pe, shikayat bhi nahee ki
Us ghar ke sabhi log mujhe chorne aaye
Dehleez talak us ne yeh zehmat bhi nahee ki
Us ne bhi ghulamoon ki sufhoo mein humein rakha
Is dil pe kabhi jis ne hukumat bhi nahee ki …*